The Lake Charles echo., 1887-11-18


honsl reputation. Who was Il thst tsr,s an.
gssea x Writing q book which has become 4
le1t book 10 colleges and "a authorifF 81
stutionai Ifuitstions Inn Se II nv rri,ssii i.i
Il Fl !, hots % his work, n which he denounced
AZ nsExFarsafBrE oufn59F.
f,ifIl sls Sc mas meeting vas held IN tho
1sltl % New York addressed by William 81.
Alt,AiEis, and by the greatest men u b5th
l9OlI Itioal parties OF this nation ia which fEav
declared, in. tones that could MT be nais-
NJ iai,, 10y tas people q this country could
purpose IF sustaining corrupt R0yeFnnlent m
tae Bouth, ana right then and there Gen,
5Tsnt ~. saE 4, tbst hs bad gone step too hi.
~. ma taat re bad taxed the patience of The
submit e, and be. decided then and theFs %
sLll14sa ttls oarpst-hag Government Oh the
y 9..sn, alq he pyooeeded 10 do 90 e soon and
ag 9raoei July e. he could.
al N 1875 we agAin entered that contest.
" entefsd " with determination again to
alnf oE 10 lose everything. We entered IL
VII, the most desperate resolvea-all the
gSopiie, 3opi,i, psshkera MERCHANTS, lawyers, me-
every white man III the State of Louisiana,
VINO was nOt connected By Office or through
bis friends with the eficial life OF the Kel-
contest. You know ~ ID what breathless I'M
patience and with what breathless solieftude
We awaited the results of the noInisatina
eonYenhon y Baton Rouge ia 1876. There
vas no question then Of Investigating into
the records q our public servants who came
Toward and eolicited Our suffrRges. 1T
vas not for US to inquire whether
Coy. 6iltz had been a true man and Nhether
nc Whe connected with any ring IL
vas not then that the lamented Heron, III
BATON houge, was the subiect OF invegtira-
NON and Of factional fight, IL was not then
sstt IN. slngie chief CT the Democratic party
bar oi public opinion. No, sirs, what We
wanted was the best man we could get. John
4cEnery went there with the support Of
h9gE3ih Louisiana, y 7; HERON weat there
Louie A. WIZ went there with lie snppoFt
Of Orleans, and Nichols of Southwest Lou
l5lana aud some Of the Red RIVER parishes
Jo3n !, MeEpery, Y. 7. Heron. and T. a, Wilt
BlthdheW from that contest, in order that the
nomination might be harmonious, III order
that they might contribute to the fnliest a.
tent Of their ability to the public good Tie
nom3inystiQp 81 Of Gen. Frsncis =. Nichols Ess
made Tor the SIMPLE reason that he was the
man Least known. He was the nan 20 whom
tbe Federal authorities had the least 0bjse.
ton. lie was the man Of the most negative
character. He, was the man who had not
who BY the retiremtnt Of his life had excited
no aninloBitieB there, and be, for these rea-
sons' was made the standard bearer of the
Democratic party.
et his name and the ring Of his voice that
led ~ 70 victory, II IL TO Be
ABSURD AND iIDicUIous.
!, When you look Rt the figures they Willshow
convention supporting Nichols for Cover
nor, rolled up ite usual Republican majority,
while North Louisiana, which went there for
MeslllneIy and OFleana, for witt, ldid their
full dutg, and gave the votes which turned
that contest into o victory. II II perfectly
absurd and ridiculous in my Judgment and
m my opinion TO ei6im that ID was the magic
ot Coy. Rtchollg nRgne and the stimulus Of
his presence which led us 10 victory IN 1875.
Az matter of course, AZ o RGllant soldier 81
the Losi Cause, as man who had made sacri-
hceB, who risked his life and who had been
manned ia the service Of his country as an
| honorable gentleman, and as the nominee OF
our party, DO was entitled to our respect he
was entitled 10 our earnest support, and lie
was entitled that we should 10 everything
for him tbst we possibly cptld TO make bis
administration 6Hceess, but t0 say that we
owned him that devoted loyalty that was
gwen N days gone By 10 mOnSFchs, when
kings ruled by ydiyiue right and when mobiles
and baToBB we're the hereditary chiefs of theiI
clans; to ray that We should give him any
such gdulati0n, and eny such wOrBbip is q
give him 9 position which no man II entitled
10 occgpy before q eelf-goveridng and self,
respecting people. [Ehecrs.
Now, as n said 10 you awhile aRO, my
esteem and .ny respect for our present able
Executive Of this State is unlimited but
would not Ftand ~ the presence ot raortal
man; would not demehu myself in thG
presence Of anything short of deity itself,
and render the seyigh and the fulsome adu,
latiOn which Is laYigbed upon Cen Nieb0ili
BY bis oHn speakers on his owq stands, and
n Il his o presence. sey ieil2w-el u ltilens,
sef-nes.eeting and a Aelt-govelnipg people.
4 man may have my respect without being 3
deunged. Gen. NicnollB is 2 mortal, and
while it is true he IS InoEtal Of qs high ar
aa ba n RI n r
tlat u al that any Of w are.
Now, ia conclusion, i viii ineprge every
thing that hes been Raie by my friend thf
yent II il d sllRme fiat the Democracy d
Louisiana gb0uld to-day be
DIVIDED INTO HQsIItE CAMPS,
but thnk Shame does pot rest upon ne, because
We have not divided it and the fight i not q
our seeking. II tbs friends of Gen. 6ieh0ili
he'd come forward and had grid that they de
sired 10 confer upon him the honor of bting
PIE Soyernor qt LoulRiana, Il Coy hiehol
had saidf y desire 10 obtain tie hoGor q
Icing your chief magistrate ! honor il a.
your hands, then / SAY they would have had
| perfect rlglt 70 do 80, and my voice would
never ~ heard in Ally such faetionnl contest
4 would say 'Ilet the people discuss thij
thing s8ao1g themselves LEI public oDin
ion settle down npon the best man,
and LEI that man be nQIninated." BQ.
| the friends Of Gen. Nichols have not SAX
i So. They have WRggd confess ans
4 have ineuglnated . c0tnpaign IN which thsy
/ practically say, 1--WE wouldn't care one eeni
/ 70 nominate Gen. Nichols II tbat noInina
! ton were not accompanied by the defeat, til,
1 dtkgfaee and the hBnllihtion of Samuel y,
| Mcl}neTg and that poTtion of tile Democrats
4 party which BtRn5a By him and which SUD
4 ports him." and say thnt when they inaiSi
| a campaign and contest of this kind, sell
4 respect, manhood, loyalty, duty and igstiei
REQUIRE tilat We should meet II with the very
strongest efforts to prevent itB accomplish
mont and that We gh9ull teach these gentle
men for once and all that no man IL plWerfi1
enough to make the DHmoeratic party I
party te his personal quarfels, and that nS
/ man will ne put up or taken down to pleas
any faction Of that organization.
Bir. Boatner was frequently Interrupted b!
| applause, and the large audience cheeret
4 him heartily at the close Of his remarks.